Portugal sets an example we could all learn from. Drugs aren’t legal in Portugal but drug users aren’t treated as criminals. In 2001, possessing up to 10 days’ supply of any drugs, including heroin , became a civil rather than a criminal offence. Today nobody goes to jail for using drugs. In the late 1990s… Read More: Dr Miriam Stoppard: Portugal has decriminalised drug use and it’s… »
Rosehip oil is rich in beneficial oils and certain vitamins and has long been known for its positive effects upon the skin. There is evidence that rosehip oil helps to improve the look of the skin in several different ways so it is no wonder that many people have made this oil a staple part… Read More: A Complete Guide to Rosehip Oil: How it’s Made, How… »
In 1996, the year Congress passed its landmark health privacy law, there was no Apple Watch, no Fitbit, no Facebook support groups or patients tweeting about their medical care. Health data was between you, your doctor, and the health care system. More than two decades later, that law — the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability… Read More: Why it’s time to rethink the laws that keep our… »
The flu season is going strong. About six million to seven million people in the United States have come down with the illness so far, with half of them sick enough to have seen doctors, according to estimates released on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 69,000 to 84,000 ended up… Read More: The Flu Is Widespread in the U.S., and It’s Not… »